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Regional Hourly Observations For MADISON County, Kentucky
Issued at 800 PM EST SAT JAN 19 2019
NORTHEAST KENTUCKY CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS LEXINGTON LGT RAIN 46 43 89 N13 29.41S COVINGTON FRZ RAIN 32 32 100 N23G33 29.55R FOG WCI 19 FRANKFORT LGT RAIN 38 36 92 N14G26 29.44R WCI 30

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Current Agriculture, Lawn & Garden Weather Conditions in Kentucky
Based on observations at 800pm EST, Saturday January 19, 2019

Across Kentucky...temperatures are near 30 degrees west, near 46 degrees central, and near 51 degrees east. Current sky conditions are light snow west, light rain central, and cloudy east. In the west, relative humidity is near 85%, and the dew point is near 26 degrees. In the central part of the state, relative humidity is near 89%, and the dew point is near 43 degrees. In the east, relative humidity is near 96%, and the dew point is near 50 degrees. Current drying conditions are poor west, poor central, and poor east. Tobacco stripping conditions are favorable west, favorable central, and favorable east. Winds are from the north at 23 mph with gusts at 33 mph west, where conditions are not favorable for spraying due to strong winds and light snow. The wind chill is near 17 degrees west. Winds are from the north at 13 mph central, where conditions are not favorable for spraying due to strong winds and light rain. Winds are variable at 5 mph east, where conditions are favorable for spraying. The livestock cold stress index is in the no stress category west, no stress category central, and no stress category east. Based on current available observations, the highest temperature is 54 degrees at London. The lowest temperature is 29 degrees at Henderson.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook For MADISON County, Kentucky
Issued at: Sat Jan 19 15:14:24 EST 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Indiana, south central Indiana, east central Kentucky, north central Kentucky, northwest Kentucky, and south central Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Tonight Cold air will filter into the region with temperatures falling into the 20s overnight. A band of snow is expected to move through the region and will bring significant snowfall to southern Indiana and parts of Kentucky. The area at most risk for significant snowfall will be in areas west of I-65 and north of I-64. Winter Storm Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories have been issued for the outlook area. Please see the Winter Weather Message product for more details. Very hazardous driving conditions are expected late this evening and into the overnight period. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday The next weather system to affect the region looks to arrive around Wednesday bringing a round of rain and snow to the area. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are asked to report precipitation type and snowfall amounts tonight and Sunday morning.
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MADISON County, Kentucky Agriculture, Lawn & Garden Weather Advisory

Updated: 310 AM EST THU NOV 12 2009

TODAY (6AM-5PM)
Max Temperature...........................58 degrees.
Precipitation (liq. eq. )...................0.00 inches (No rainfall).
Precipitation area .........................0% of the county expected.
Dewpoints.......................................28 to 37 Degrees.
Min RH (Relative Humidity).........41%.
Wind Speed....................................4 to 12 mph
Winds@3 PM..................................north at 12 mph
Spraying Conditions....................favorable
Sky Conditions @9 AM ...............mostly sunny.
RH < 50%........................................ for 6 hours
RH > 80%.........................................for 0 hour
No. of Hours Temp <=32 .............0
No. of Hours Temp <= 20 .............0
No. of Hours Temp <= 0 ...............0

The high today (6am-5pm) in Madison county, is expected to be near 58 degrees. No rainfall is expected. Temperature will range from near 38 to near 57 degrees. Dewpoints will range from 28 to 37 degrees. These dewpoints will combine with today (6am-5pm)'s temperatures resulting in relative humidity minimum of 41%. Skies will be mostly sunny at 9 AM and mostly sunny at 3 PM. Wind speed will range from 4 to 12 mph during the period. Winds at 3 PM will be out of the north at 12 mph, which is favorable spraying conditions in rain-free areas. Relative humidity will be less than 50% for 6 hours and greater than 80% for 0 hour

TONIGHT (6PM-5AM)
Min Temperature...........................39 degrees.
Precipitation (liq. eq. )...................0.00 inches (No rainfall).
Precipitation area .........................0% of the county expected.
Dewpoints.......................................37 to 38 Degrees.
Max RH (Relative Humidity)........85%.
Wind Speed....................................2 to 9 mph
Winds@3 AM..................................northeast at 3 mph
Spraying Conditions....................favorable
Sky Conditions @12 AM .............clear.
Sky Conditions @3 AM ...............clear.
RH < 50%........................................ for 0 hour
RH > 80%.........................................for 3 hours
No. of Hours Temp <=32 .............0
No. of Hours Temp <= 20 .............0
No. of Hours Temp <= 0 ...............0

The low tonight (6pm-5am) in Madison county, is expected to be around 39 degrees. No rainfall is expected. Temperature will range from near 41 to near 51 degrees. Dewpoints will range from 37 to 38 degrees. These dewpoints will combine with tonight (6pm-5am)'s temperatures resulting in relative humidity maximum of 85%. Skies will be clear at 12 AM and clear at 3 AM. Wind speed will range from 2 to 9 mph during the period. Winds at 3 AM will be out of the northeast at 3 mph, which is favorable spraying conditions in rain-free areas. Relative humidity will be less than 50% for 0 hour and greater than 80% for 3 hours

TOMORROW (6AM-5PM)
Max Temperature...........................64 degrees.
Precipitation (liq. eq. )...................0.00 inches (No rainfall).
Precipitation area .........................0% of the county expected.
Dewpoints.......................................37 to 41 Degrees.
Min RH (Relative Humidity).........40%.
Wind Speed....................................2 to 5 mph
Winds@3 PM..................................northeast at 3 mph
Spraying Conditions....................favorable
Sky Conditions @9 AM ...............mostly sunny.
Sky Conditions @3 PM ...............mostly sunny.
RH < 50%........................................ for 6 hours
RH > 80%.........................................for 1 hour
No. of Hours Temp <=32 .............0
No. of Hours Temp <= 20 .............0
No. of Hours Temp <= 0 ...............0

The high tomorrow (6am-5pm) in Madison county, is expected to be near 64 degrees. No rainfall is expected. Temperature will range from near 41 to near 64 degrees. Dewpoints will range from 37 to 41 degrees. These dewpoints will combine with tomorrow (6am-5pm)'s temperatures resulting in relative humidity minimum of 40%. Skies will be mostly sunny at 9 AM and mostly sunny at 3 PM. Wind speed will range from 2 to 5 mph during the period. Winds at 3 PM will be out of the northeast at 3 mph, which is favorable spraying conditions in rain-free areas. Relative humidity will be less than 50% for 6 hours and greater than 80% for 1 hour

TOMORROW NIGHT (6PM-5AM)
Min Temperature...........................45 degrees.
Precipitation (liq. eq. )...................0.00 inches (No rainfall).
Precipitation area .........................0% of the county expected.
Dewpoints.......................................41 to 43 Degrees.
Max RH (Relative Humidity)........93%.
Wind Speed....................................1 to 3 mph
Winds@3 AM..................................south at 1 mph
Spraying Conditions....................favorable
Sky Conditions @12 AM .............mostly clear.
Sky Conditions @3 AM ...............mostly clear.
RH < 50%........................................ for 0 hour
RH > 80%.........................................for 3 hours
No. of Hours Temp <=32 .............0
No. of Hours Temp <= 20 .............0
No. of Hours Temp <= 0 ...............0

The low tomorrow night (6pm-5am) in Madison county, is expected to be around 45 degrees. No rainfall is expected. Temperature will range from near 45 to near 59 degrees. Dewpoints will range from 41 to 43 degrees. These dewpoints will combine with tomorrow night (6pm-5am)'s temperatures resulting in relative humidity maximum of 93%. Skies will be mostly clear at 12 AM and mostly clear at 3 AM. Wind speed will range from 1 to 3 mph during the period. Winds at 3 AM will be out of the south at 1 mph, which is favorable spraying conditions in rain-free areas. Relative humidity will be less than 50% for 0 hour and greater than 80% for 3 hours

72 HOUR SUMMARY
The temperature is expected to be in the range from 39 degrees and 67 degrees. Dewpoints will range from 28 to 47 degrees. No measurable precipitation is expected.

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MONDAY :
Highs across the state will range from 38 West and 28 Central, to 28 East. Dewpoints will range from 16 to 20 West, 10 to 14 Central, and 6 to 3 East throughout the day. Rainfall amounts of 0.00-0.01 inches over 20 % of the area West, 0.00-0.01 inches over 10 % of the area Central, and 0.00-0.01 inches over 0 % of the area East should be expected. Lows Monday will fall to 17 West, 15 Central, and 10 East. Skies throughout the day will start out cloudy and end clear in the West, start cloudy and end partly cloudy Central, and start out cloudy and end clear East. The maximum livestock stress category will be no stress West, no stress Central, and no stress East. There will be 0 corn growing degree days West, 0 Central, and 0 East. Wind speeds in the morning and afternoon will be around 4 and 10 mph , respectively, West, 9 and 7 mph Central, and 9 and 4 mph East.
TUESDAY :
Highs across the state will range from 53 West and 53 Central, to 50 East. Dewpoints will range from 28 to 40 West, 19 to 31 Central, and11 to 23 East throughout the day. Rainfall amounts of 0.01-0.09 inches over 60 % of the area West, 0.00-0.01 inches over 30 % of the area Central, and 0.00-0.01 inches over 10 % of the area East should be expected. Lows Tuesday will fall to 34 West, 26 Central, and 23 East. Skies throughout the day will start out partly cloudy and end cloudy in the West, start clear and end cloudy Central, and start out clear and end partly cloudy East. The maximum livestock stress category will be no stress West, no stress Central, and no stress East. There will be 2 corn growing degree days West, 2 Central, and 0 East. Wind speeds in the morning and afternoon will be around 13 and 18 mph , respectively, West, 8 and 18 mph Central, and 4 and 7 mph East.
WEDNESDAY :
Highs across the state will range from 40 West and 44 Central, to 54 East. Dewpoints will range from 32 to 25 West, 31 to 29 Central, and 36 to 39 East throughout the day. Rainfall amounts of 1.00-1.99 inches over 100% of the area West, 0.50-0.99 inches over 100% of the area Central, and 0.50-0.99 inches over 80 % of the area East should be expected. Lows Wednesday will fall to 36 West, 40 Central, and 45 East. Skies throughout the day will start out cloudy and end cloudy in the West, start cloudy and end cloudy Central, and start out cloudy and end cloudy East. The maximum livestock stress category will be no stress West, no stress Central, and no stress East. There will be 0 corn growing degree days West, 0 Central, and 2 East. Wind speeds in the morning and afternoon will be around 23 and 12 mph , respectively, West, 24 and 14 mph Central, and 12 and 8 mph East.
THURSDAY :
Highs across the state will range from 42 West and 39 Central, to 39 East. Dewpoints will range from 21 to 26 West, 20 to 22 Central, and29 to 21 East throughout the day. Rainfall amounts of 0.01-0.09 inches over 50 % of the area West, 0.25-0.49 inches over 90 % of the area Central, and 1.00-1.99 inches over 100% of the area East should be expected. Lows Thursday will fall to 25 West, 25 Central, and 30 East. Skies throughout the day will start out cloudy and end partly cloudy in the West, start cloudy and end cloudy Central, and start out cloudy and end cloudy East. The maximum livestock stress category will be no stress West, no stress Central, and no stress East. There will be 0 corn growing degree days West, 0 Central, and 0 East. Wind speeds in the morning and afternoon will be around 10 and 11 mph , respectively, West, 11 and 11 mph Central, and 7 and 7 mph East.
FRIDAY :
Highs across the state will range from 29 West and 27 Central, to 30 East. Dewpoints will range from 22 to 12 West, 20 to 11 Central, and 17 to 18 East throughout the day. Rainfall amounts of 0.00-0.01 inches over 60 % of the area West, 0.00-0.01 inches over 50 % of the area Central, and 0.00-0.01 inches over 50 % of the area East should be expected. Lows Friday will fall to 26 West, 25 Central, and 23 East. Skies throughout the day will start out cloudy and end cloudy in the West, start cloudy and end cloudy Central, and start out cloudy and end cloudy East. The maximum livestock stress category will be no stress West, no stress Central, and no stress East. There will be 0 corn growing degree days West, 0 Central, and 0 East. Wind speeds in the morning and afternoon will be around 7 and 20 mph , respectively, West, 7 and 17 mph Central, and 6 and 8 mph East.
SATURDAY :
Highs across the state will range from 26 West and 23 Central, to 21 East. Dewpoints will range from 11 to 7 West, 4 to 5 Central, and 4 to -3 East throughout the day. Rainfall amounts of 0.00-0.01 inches over 40 % of the area West, 0.00-0.01 inches over 60 % of the area Central, and 0.00-0.01 inches over 60 % of the area East should be expected. Lows Saturday will fall to 18 West, 10 Central, and 9/ East. Skies throughout the day will start out cloudy and end partly cloudy in the West, start cloudy and end cloudy Central, and start out cloudy and end cloudy East. The maximum livestock stress category will be no stress West, no stress Central, and no stress East.There will be 0 corn growing degree days West, 0 Central, and 0 East. Wind speeds in the morning and afternoon will be around 20 and 13 mph, respectively, West, 19 and 15 mph Central, and 6 and 8 mph East.
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KENTUCKY --------------------------------------------- 6 TO 10 DAY 8 TO 14 DAY 30 DAY 90 DAY JAN 25-29 JAN 27-FEB 2 JAN JAN-MAR ----------- ----------- -------- --------- Temperature: Below Below Below Below Precipitation: Normal Below Below Below .... Medium and long range outlooks provided by NCEP/K. Thomas Priddy
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Total Precipitation and Deviation From Normal (in inches) Valid May 27, 2012 The nearest available weather station for Madison County is Berea: Past 7 days Past 30 days Jan 1 - Present Station Total Dev Total Dev Total Dev --------------- ----- ------ ----- ------ ------ ------ Berea 0.15 -0.94 5.09 +0.49 14.84 -3.50
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Drought Status For MADISON County, Kentucky
(Based on the latest Palmer Drought Severity and Crop Moisture Indices)
BLUEGRASS KY CLIMATE DIVISION Hydrological Drought (PDSI) Situation: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Current Long-term Hydrological Moisture Status: EXTREME MOIST SPELL (PDSI= 4.68) Rainfall Needed: 0.00 inches ABOVE NORMAL Crop Moisture (CMI) Situation: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Short-term Crop Moisture Status: More Dry Weather Needed, Work Delayed (CMI= 2.01) Change From Previous Week: DRIER SOILS ( -0.84)
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Kentucky Climate Summary
normal. High temperatures averaged from 41 in the West to 37 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from -2 degrees from normal in the West to -2 degrees from normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 35 degrees in the West to 31 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from +11 degrees from normal in the West to +9 degrees from normal in the East.
Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 0.85 inches statewide which was + 0.13 inches from normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 0.66 inches, Central 0.79 inches, Bluegrass 0.94 inches and East 0.98 inches, which was -0.06, + 0.01, + 0.32 and + 0.21 inches respectively from normal. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.49 inches at Princeton to a high of 1.29 inches at Cumberland Gap.
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GIS ESTIMATES FOR MADISON COUNTY
Valid July 29, 2013
The GIS estimates are derived by ARC/INFO GIS software for a central point in the county. The estimates are calculated from from 29 weather stations in the Kentucky area. Precipitation Estimates Last 3 Last 7 Last 14 Last 30 Since Days Days Days Days Jan 1 _______________________________________________________________________________ Precip Total 0.23 2.48 2.90 7.97 35.18 Precip Deviation -0.23 1.40 0.75 3.42 7.98 Temperature Estimates Last 3 Last 7 Last 14 Last 30 Days Days Days Days _____________________________________________________________________ Temp Average 69 72 76 74 Temp Deviation -6 -3 1 -1 Soil Temperature Estimates Yesterday _________________________________________ Avg 4" Sod Soil Temp 76 European Corn Borer Degree Days Accumulations Degree Days Forecasted Accumulations Total 550 610 750 1660 1740 ____________________________________________________________ 1901 5/16 5/19 5/27 7/7 7/10

Almanac Information
Saturday January 19, 2019 the 19th Day of Year --------------------------------------------------- SUN Declination -20.170000 Distance 0.999725 AU Rise 07:52 EST Set 17:47 EST Transit Meridian 12:49 EST Civil Twilight Begins 07:24 EST Ends 18:15 EST --------------------------------------------------- Normal Max/Min Temperature for Today: 41 / 22 --------------------------------------------------- Calculations made for central point in Kentucky Time in ET -- and will vary due to location and elevation -- Priddy
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Historical Weather And Climate Facts For Today

JANUARY 19TH HISTORICAL WEATHER FACTS ...1810... The famous "cold day" in New England. Gale force winds wrecked homes, and accompanied a sudden overnight drop in temperature of 50 degrees. Tradgedy struck Sanbornton NH where three chidren froze to death. (David Ludlum) ...1933... Giant Forest CA received 60 inches of snow in just 24 hours, a state record, and the second highest 24 hour total of record for the U.S. (David Ludlum) ...1977... Snowflakes were observed at Homestead and Miami Beach in extreme southern Florida. (David Ludlum) ...1987... A storm tracking toward the northeastern U.S. produced up to 14 inches of snow in northern Indiana. Peru IN reported a foot of snow. Six cities in Florida reported new record high temperatures for the date. The afternoon high of 88 degrees at Miami equalled their record for the month of January. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) ...1988... A powerful storm hit the central U.S. producing blizzard conditions in the Central High Plains, and severe thunderstorms in the Lower Mississippi Valley. Snowfall totals ranged up to 36 inches at Wolf Creek Pass CO, with 31 inches at Elsmere NE. Tornadoes claimed five lives in Tennessee, and a tornado at Cullman AL injured 35 persons. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) ...1989... The high temperature for the day at Fairbanks AK was a frigid 41 degrees below zero, and the morning low of 24 degrees below zero at Anchorage AK was their coldest reading in fourteen years. (National Weather Summary) ...1990... Thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds in eastern Texas and Louisiana. Tornadoes at Garland TX and Apple Springs TX each injured one person. Heavy snow spread from the Southern and Central Rockies into the Great Plains. Storm totals in New Mexico reached 36 inches at Gascon. Totals in the Central Plains ranged up to 15 inches near McCook NE and Garden City KS. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
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